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File -> Properties gone in some configs

Question asked by Steven Dinsdale on Aug 22, 2008
Latest reply on Sep 8, 2008 by John Burrill

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I have an assembly with about 20 configs and 250 parts. For some reason, the custom properties in a few of the configs are now gone. Anyone know what happened? In case you were wondering, this assembly crashes about every half hour. Is there a way to copy and past the custom properties from a working config to the ones that lost them?

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Steven

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Scott Samborn Aug 22, 2008 3:01 PM
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Steven, I don't know how it happended. But I can say you can try these methods: If the properties are going to be slightly different between configurations (so copy&paste then change a few characters) then - Use SW Explorer. Browse to the part or assembly on the left. Change the configuration to the one you want with the drop down (little triangle) next to the name of the file in the right pane. Click on the Properties tab. Double click on the value of the property you want to copy and copy it to the clip board. Change the configuration to the one that is blank and click on <add new...>. You can paste the value and fill in the property name. Rinse and repeat. If the properties are the same you can use the SW Task Scheduler and use the Update Custom Properties function. Otherwise you could play around with API or recording a macro (which would be like pole vaulting over a mouse turd if you asked me).
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- Steven Dinsdale @ Scott Samborn on Aug 22, 2008 3:10 PM
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 Thanks Scott. Only three configs lost their properties so I think I will try your copy and paste method.
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 - Eddie Cyganik @ Steven Dinsdale on Aug 26, 2008 2:22 PM
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 Steve,
 
 The easiest way to delete information from multiple configurations is to overlook the "All Configurations" selection when deleting something from one configuration.
 
 The simplest way to input & maintain Configuration Specific Properties is to control your database using a design table.
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 - Steven Dinsdale @ Eddie Cyganik on Aug 26, 2008 2:45 PM
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 Thanks Eddie. I do not really like design tables, since when I try to use them I get strange errors (see pic, happened about 20 sec ago while trying to insert a table) and they almost always make my SW crash. I usually use the "configure feature" option available in 2008, which is like a built in design table for features/dimensions. I will keep trying to get a DT going though.
 
 Steven
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John Burrill Sep 8, 2008 4:53 PM
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You can copy properties from one configuration (or the root level) to another from the custom properties dialog.
Now, it's a little funny how this works and I chalk it up to bad interface coding but here's how it works.
With the document open in Solidworks go into custom properties and select the configuration specific tab. Activate your source configuration from the list box. Highlight the rows you want to copy from the property grid by dragging down the row headers. CTRL+C. Switch to the destination configuration. Pick on the first row header so that the row highlights and CTRL+V. Now here's the weird part.
Pick in the value field of the first row and hit the TAB key. The second row will appear below the first. Go to the value field of the second row and hit TAB and the third row will appear. Rinse and repeat until all of the property rows are visible.
you're populated. Solidworks will balk if there are any duplicate property names. It's generally better to clean those up before you paste.
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John
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